Archdiocese of Iași

Philanthropy in Africa: This is how the Iasi Archdiocese helped Tanzania in 2023

In addition to its philanthropic endeavours in Romania, which totaled more than 8 million Euros (40 million lei), the Archdiocese of Iasi engaged in community service in Africa during the previous year. The Archdiocese of Iaşi provided 10,000 euros in material assistance to Orthodox Christians from the Diocese of Arusha and Central Tanzania in 2023.…

Feb 20, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian archdiocese refurbishes maternity ward to encourage natural birth

Metropolitan Teofan inaugurated on Monday, at the „Elena Doamna” Maternity in the city of Iași, St Emilia Ward, dedicated to mothers who chose to give birth naturally. The location was renovated and refurbished by the Archdiocese of Iași through its Pro-Vita (Pro-Life) Department. The investment amounted to 18,000 Euros, according to Doxologia.ro. The Chairman of…

Aug 12, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Iasi Archdiocese to build Saint Emilia Maternity Home

The Orthodox Archdiocese of Iași wants to start the construction of a new maternity home dedicated to Saint Emilia, the mother of Saint Basil the Great, reads a report issued by the Archdiocese’s Press Office. The establishment of the new maternity home was listed among the Archdiocese’s objectives for 2021 during the Archdiocesan Assembly on…

Feb 15, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Iași Archdiocese: Two candidates to be considered for episcopacy

Archimandrites Nichifor Horia and Ioan Harpa were nominated by the Metropolitan Synod of Moldavia and Bucovina for the position of Auxiliary Bishop of Iași. The proposals were approved on February 2 and were forwarded to the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Archimandrite Nichifor Horia is the Abbot of the “Holy Three Hierarchs” in the…

Feb 11, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Archdiocese of Iași: Grievous that Romanians can come here for any purpose except annual St. Parascheva pilgrimage

The feast of St. Parascheva the protectress of Moldova on October 14 is one of the largest religious celebrations in the liturgical calendar in the Romanian Orthodox Church. Every year, tens of thousands of Orthodox faithful flock to the city of Iași to venerate the saint’s precious relics. Last year, the weekend-long celebrations drew more than…

Oct 8, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu